Specialty Training Fill Rates - England

In 2025 97.4% of the 10,887 posts available in England were filled. This is an increase in the fill rate compared to 2024 when 95.97% of the 10,871 posts were filled.

At CT1/ST1 level 100% of 8,010 posts were filled. This is an increase compare to 2024 when 99.48% of 7,929 posts were filled (7,888 filled posts, 41 unfilled posts).

At ST3 level 93.6% of 1,179 posts were filled (1,104 filled posts, 75 unfilled posts). This is an increase compared to 2024 when 91.08% of 1,267 posts were filled (1,154 filled posts, 113 unfilled posts).  20 out of 32 ST3 specialties (62.5%) filled all their posts, with 12 specialties having unfilled posts.

At ST4 level 87.75% of 1,698 posts were filled (1,490 filled posts, 208 unfilled posts). This is an increase compared to 2024 when 83.04% of 1,675 posts were filled (1,391 filled posts, 284 unfilled posts).  5 out of 20 ST4 specialties (25%) filled all their posts, with 15 specialties having unfilled posts.

Run Through ST1 Specialties


Core CT1 Specialties

Higher Medical Specialties


Higher Specialties

Psychiatry:

Old fill rates by Psychiatry specialty:


Surgery
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Other Specialties Recruiting at ST3/ST4:

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Notes

  1. Data taken from fill rates pages available on the Specialty Training website: https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/ Each individual page was saved as a HTML file, imported into Excel, extraneous information was removed and the remaining data has been used to generate the table displayed on this page. 
  2. This data is for Round 1 and 2 (as published). Data for re-advertised posts and Round 3 posts are excluded from the published reports.
  3. Data is presented in tables to make it easier to make comparisons across specialties, nations, levels, etc.
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